29 Amendment of law as to town and village greens.U.K.
. . . . . . F1 An encroachment on or inclosure of a town or village green, also any erection thereon or disturbance or interference with or occupation of the soil thereof which is made otherwise than with a view to the better enjoyment of such town or village green or recreation ground, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance, and if any person does any act in respect of which he is liable to pay damages or a penalty under section twelve of the M1Inclosure Act 1857, he may be summarily convicted thereof upon the information of any inhabitant of the parish in which such town or village green or recreation ground is situate, as well as upon the information of such persons as in the said section mentioned.
This section shall apply only in cases where a town or village green or recreation ground has a known and defined boundary.
Textual Amendments
F1Recital omitted under authority of Statute Law Revision Act 1894 (c. 56)
Marginal Citations